Let's see is you can get it.....

[Elyse610]

We had this assignment in English class a while ago and it was really hard so I wanted to see if any of you could get it.... What were the 5 subterranean descents in The Lord of the Rings? Two are Shelob and Moria....

[Shanamir Duntak]

Mont Doom?

[Morkhon]

Shelob, Moria, the Barrowdowns, Mount Doom, and the Paths of the Dead. Glittering caves may replace the Barrowdowns.

[Eruve]

I'd say Barrow-downs over Glittering Caves, because we actually witness that action. We only hear about the Glittering Caves second hand.

[Shanamir Duntak]

I think we have our five... Tought I'm not eally sure for mount Doom... You know, Gollum's descent's pretty straight and Fast...

[Eruve]

Sure Mount Doom, Frodo had to go into the Sammath Naur, which was like a cave, before Gollum ever bit off his finger.

[Eruve]

LOL< we're forgetting a really obvious one: Bag End!!!!!!!!

[Legolas]

Actually, Bag End was in a hill- would that count as subterranean?

And there were caves at The Battle of Helm's Deep... but I do not know if they count as subterranean either.


Legolas

[Grand Admiral Reese]

Subterranean means underground. Being under a hill is being underground. But I wouldn't really call it a descent.

The Mines of Moria, Shelobs Lair, Sammath Naur in Mount Doom, the Paths of the Dead and the Barrow-Downs sound good to me. The Glittering Caves/Helm's Deep could count too. But the action there was almost all above ground.

[Morkhon]

So, Elyse, you want to tell us if we are right or not.

[Elyse610]

My team got Mt. Doom, Shelob's Lair, Barrow Wights, Moria, and I think the Paths of the Dead was the last. Good job! You guys really know your Lord of the Rings!

[Shanamir Duntak]

Yeepee :p

[Darth Tater]

Cool question. I guessed em all and then I scrolled down and someone had to have done it already! You people ruin everything :p